
Anyone in JH interested in trying out for Meridian Honor Band? If so, here is a link to the music to practice it over break: https://bit.ly/JHMERIDIANBAND. Tryouts will be held on Jan 2nd (time TBD). JH Honor Choir tryouts were held prior to break.


Congratulations to Gavin Nash and Carson Sieber on being named to the Lincoln Journal Star Honorable Mention team for football!




Senior Spotlight: Gavin Fangmeyer


Sophomore Holden McDonald finished the day 3-1 and in third place at Oakland Craig — congrats, Holden!


Successful night of competing as both the girls’ and boys’ BB teams won against Franklin, and Holden McDonald got the pin at the wrestling meet at Oakland-Craig.
Good luck to the JV BB teams tomorrow in Meridian and the wrestlers at Logan View.
GO DRAGONS!


If we borrowed your cornhole boards, they are in the gym entry for pick up. Thank you for letting us borrow them! The kids enjoyed learning the game!





Dodgeball, pin game and prizes are all that remain for the StuCo Fun Day! A big thank you to the school board members for serving as this year’s ramen noodle judges (pictured here with the winning team). NPSA even visited for the day to feature us on their social media page!





The Preschool families were invited to a Holiday event at the public library last night. There were opportunities for the children to engage in holiday themed activities, while also socializing with their peers. Thank you all for coming and spending time with us. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday season!





Interested in trying out for JH honor choir or band? Meet with Mrs. Schoming at 7:45 am in the music room TODAY!
No JV G/B BB tonight in Franklin.
Seniors are reminded to have ramen noodle meal prepped as they only have 30 min before the competition to finalize their meal!

JH BBB practice will be from 7 AM to 8 AM on Fri, Dec 16th, because of the fun day.
Reminder: If you signed up to bring donations for the fun day, please drop them off today. Thank you again!
Seniors - bring all supplies for the Ramen noodle cookoff, including your tableware!

Congratulations to our one act participants who received honorable mention at the District One Act: Bryn Kniep, Ava Kniep, Gracie Hinz, and Trinity Hayes...AND the group received a SUPERIOR rating at Districts as well.
Congratulations to our one act students!


Kindergarten is ready for some snow!


NO JV BB in Franklin on FRI, 12/16. Girls varsity at 6 PM, boys varsity at 7:30 PM. Next up is the holiday tournament, where consolation and championship games will be played in Deshler on December 30th. Good luck to the wrestlers at Oakland Craig (Fri) and Logan View (Sat)!


The Board of Education of DPS is seeking your input on facility improvements and curriculum expansion for our students. Please complete the form linked here to provide your input, if you choose, at: https://bit.ly/DPSUPDATES.


The DPS Cheerleaders would love to see all the Little Lady Dragons at their cheer camp on January 8th! The girls will cheer at half time of the boys game on January 13th. Registration is open to girls PK-6th grade and is due this Friday if you want a T-Shirt! Go Dragons!


Thank you for all of the donations for our Student Council Fun Day on Friday! If you haven’t already, please bring your donations to the school so that we can get them sorted, etc. before Friday.
Again, THANK YOU! It really will be a FUN DAY with all of our games and prizes!🏆

This crew has their passports in hand and their suitcases packed. Over the next few days they will be traveling to 6 different countries to learn how other cultures celebrate over the holidays!


We had hoped to reschedule the Sterling BB game, but are unable to find a date that works for everyone, so that game has been CANCELED.
TONIGHT is Parents' Night for our BB and Wrestling HS athletes. Thank you, parents, for a job well done! GJV begins at 4:30 PM (not 4).

Thank you to outgoing board members John Noojin and Brendan Schardt for their many years of service to the DPS staff and students. It has been appreciated!



JRS/SRS: Lunzmann and Reinkes Scholarship apps due 12/15 at: https://bit.ly/LunzmannScholarship. Interviews on Jan 4/5 will determine the winners! SRS: Reminder that the Wilson scholarship app is due TOMORROW (12/13). JRS: Apply for the Horatio Alger if you qualify!
